Bayou darter (Etheostoma rubrum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma rubrum Raney & Suttkus, 1966

The Bayou darter (Etheostoma rubrum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Bayou Pierre system in southwestern Mississippi, USA.

Biology

Inhabits fast, rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. Generally feeds on aquatic insects as adults and on micro-crustaceans as juveniles.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma rubrum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found only in Bayou Pierre system in southwestern Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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